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My experience has been focused on divorce, support, custody, and other family law... more

My experience has been focused on divorce, support, custody, and other family law litigation for over 25 years. I have also come to realize that most of my clients are better served by avoiding court with family law matters. Therefore, although most of my experience has been in court, most of my day to day work is trying to resolve family law matters outside of court with collaborative practice...view profile

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Paula Hopkins is a lawyer with more than thirty years of experience, primarily in... more

Paula Hopkins is a lawyer with more than thirty years of experience, primarily in the area of family law. Paula now concentrates her practice in representing clients in the collaborative divorce process. After being trained collaboratively in 2005, Paula devoted her energies to bringing the collaborative process to Pittsburgh and was a founding member and first President of the Collaborative La...view profile

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Jill Sinatra has 10 years of experience in several branches of legal practice. A... more

Jill Sinatra has 10 years of experience in several branches of legal practice. A graduate of Washington and Lee University School of Law, she began her legal career in the Charleston, West Virginia area. She worked for several years as a prosecuting attorney, successfully prosecuting hundreds of felony cases including crimes of violence (murder, attempted murder, felony assault, etc.), and prop...view profile

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Attorney Mildred B. Sweeney is the founder of Sweeney Law Offices and is known... more

Attorney Mildred B. Sweeney is the founder of Sweeney Law Offices and is known across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a knowledgeable advocate for her diverse clientele. Attorney Sweeney brings a unique educational background and experience that encompasses fields that are invaluable in her dedicated advocacy on behalf of each of you. As a Licensed Social Worker, Attorney Sweeney spent ...view profile

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Scott L. Levine earned his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Pittsburgh... more

Scott L. Levine earned his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Following graduation, Mr. Levine practiced in the area of civil litigation for several years before turning his focus to concentrate almost entirely on family law. To that end, Mr. Levine founded the divorce and family law practice at a mid-size Pittsburgh firm before branching out with his own f...view profile

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What is your relationship with your children worth to you? Or, your financial future... more

What is your relationship with your children worth to you? Or, your financial future after a divorce? Are you angry at the other party and want to fight to the end or do you feel like you want to give in just to get the case over with? You're not alone if you're facing a family court issue and you're scared, angry, or want to give in and get it over with. What you need now is a family law att...view profile

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Ms. Levine is a 2001 graduate of Ithaca College, in Ithaca, New York, where she... more

Ms. Levine is a 2001 graduate of Ithaca College, in Ithaca, New York, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Politics with a minor in Legal Studies. Ms. Levine is a 2004 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. While at Ithaca College Ms. Levine presented an academic paper on inter-spousal immunity in tort cases at the 1999-2000 James J. Whalen Academic Symposium. She was also ...view profile

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Ms. Spero graduated magna cum laude from Robert Morris University in 2000 with a B.S.... more

Ms. Spero graduated magna cum laude from Robert Morris University in 2000 with a B.S.B.A. in Accounting. She has worked in both private and public accounting in the areas of tax preparation and auditing. She received her Juris Doctorate degree in June 2004 from Duquesne University School of Law . While attending law school,Ms. Sperointerned for the Honorable Judge Joseph A. Del Sole of the Pe...view profile

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A divorce lawyer helps you if you no longer want to be married. Whether you want a legal separation or the marriage ended, divorce lawyers assist you to arrange financial and family matters, typically in a negotiation with your spouse's lawyer. Alimony, child custody, child support, and a fair division of community assets (like who keeps the house or how your checking and savings accounts are divided) are matters that a divorce lawyer is trained to help determine.